Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 273 Evolvers in a Peaceful Era, Wolf Gun Craftsmanship
After listening to Father Su An's analysis, Lin Feng nodded:
"The Wilderness Wolf Clan will likely launch an attack within 20 to 48 hours, meaning we'll need to hold out for at least a day in the next two days until the pilgrimage caravan arrives at the crossroads, which is the stop for this Holy Spring Day."

"This period of time is more than enough for a war involving tens of thousands of people."

"We must demonstrate overwhelming firepower and a fighting spirit from the very beginning in order to slow down the advance of the Wasteland Wolves."

"Otherwise, within twenty hours, they only need to attack in batches to continuously deplete our strength and eventually break through our defenses."

Father Suan nodded. As for experience in large-scale warfare, almost no one in Oasis Town had any.

The only one I'm somewhat familiar with is His Excellency the Bishop.

He has lived for over nine hundred years and experienced the last large-scale war in the history of the Holy Spring Sect, namely the Scorching Sun Encirclement War six hundred years ago.

That war involved the eight holy cities of the Papacy, with three of them directly participating and sending thousands of Templar Knights.

There were even three third-tier bishops who stepped forward to demonstrate their kingly might and the divine power of the holy spring.

The final result was that the Blazing Sun Cult, which had several third-tier divine envoys among the top-tier forces at the time, suffered a severe blow within just over a decade.

The entire high-ranking members of the cult were wiped out.

Only a handful of second-tier priests and some first-tier servants remained, scattered in obscure corners, barely surviving.

The entire path to advancement for this faction was completely erased, and it disappeared for hundreds of years, with no new third-tier divine messengers ever being born since.

It couldn't make a ripple.

When the scorching sun siege broke out, Acting Bishop Zhang Hui had just finished a new round of bishop elections, and after his defeat, he was exiled to the frontier.

At that time, when the Fiery Sun Cult launched suicide attacks on major holy cities, the core of its spread of the Fiery Sun Curse was the Fiery Sun Stone, which gathered Yang evil.

Yang Nie is no less powerful than the Blazing Sun God Envoy. The strongest Yang Nie can even rival a late-stage third-tier Heavenly King.

But the most terrifying power of Yang Nie is not its combat strength, but its omnipresent curse of the blazing sun, which spreads like nuclear radiation.

Its entire existence is like a small, blazing sun.

Even a second-tier evolved being cannot withstand such close-range curse radiation; only a third-tier king can resist the radiation.

Of course, as a top-tier, first-class power, the Holy Spring Cult has the protection of the Holy Spring Lord and can use the Holy Spring divine power within its body to temporarily suppress the spread of the Blazing Sun Curse.

But church members are ultimately a minority, and even fewer are able to drink from the holy spring.

Of the millions of people in the Holy City, over 90% are ordinary people from the lower classes. The remaining 10% consists of evolved individuals, who are monks belonging to the Holy See, numbering only a few tens of thousands.

Therefore, the appearance of Yang Nie is a devastating disaster for any densely populated large settlement.

For this reason, Bishop Zhang Hui, who came after him, and the town of Oasis that he took over, were given a task that lasted for hundreds of years.

Initiate the Moonlit Ritual, using the human observation method from the sacrificial ritual to monitor in real time the movements of the Yang Evil within the Sun Forbidden Zone, as well as the areas rich in Sunstorms.

Therefore, we should take precautions in advance.

In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, we can destroy the Sun Stones that have been lurking in the safe zone before the Sun God Cult can do so.

To avoid a repeat of the horrific incident of the Yang Nie attack.

Bishop Zhang Hui of the Oasis had also assisted in the suppression of the Sun God Cult.

The main reason is that the deserters and wanderers taken in by Oasis Town have adapted to the harsh environment on the edge of the Sun Forbidden Zone, and are also more familiar with the sparsely populated wasteland than the people of Holy City.

Under the guidance of the bishop, they assisted the Knights Templar in their search for the Cult of the Sun and witnessed fierce, large-scale battles.

But those people from back then are long gone.

Nowadays, most of the second-tier evolvers in Oasis Town have only advanced in the last five hundred years, with only the Bishop, this "old relic," remaining for five hundred years.

Therefore, for the entire Oasis Town, large-scale wars involving tens of thousands of people basically only exist in written records and verbal descriptions.

As for how to face a large-scale war and achieve final victory, we can only rely on speculation and exploration.

Lin Feng knew this was an inevitable part of growing up.

Every force needs to face this day in order to truly grow.

At this point in their conversation, the two fell silent.

Fortunately, he didn't stop working.

Father Suan continued to refine the wolf-tooth alloy that had undergone initial fusion.

Because of the high temperature of the power furnace, even through steam conversion, a large amount of kinetic energy can be provided. Therefore, there is also a powerful casting machine in the power compartment at the bottom of the Oasis warship.

It can save the effort of manually hammering and shaping, and can be directly hammered using a hydraulic machine.

At this moment, Lin Feng also stepped in to help.

The main focus is on learning forging techniques and using systematic testing to scan the internal structure of these machines, so that I can upgrade and replicate them in the future.

With the two second-tier evolved beings working together, the molten metal gradually formed a uniform wolf-tooth alloy.

The weight has also increased from 100 kilograms to 200 kilograms, mainly by incorporating 100 kilograms of metal elements. This was done to maximize the overall weight without compromising the hardness of the steel wolf teeth, as well as ensuring compatibility with the gun body material.

If these 200 kilograms of wolf tooth alloy were used directly to forge a weapon, it would probably yield a powerful level 26 weapon.

After being dispersed, only the nozzle part uses raw materials, so the grade is expected to decrease.

However, as long as the spearhead can cause the same damage, it will not affect the armor-piercing effect during combat.

Through repeated hammering and melting, a fully fused wolf tooth alloy without any impurities was finally obtained.

Father Suan then proceeded with the most important and final step: forging the wolf tooth alloy into shape.

The gun barrels of the armor-piercing wolf spears had already been completed in advance, all with a standardized design.

They came from the church's weapons department.

With higher technological content and far superior forging facilities compared to Oasis Town, its precision and toughness are naturally beyond question.

What Father Suan had to do was remove the original titanium alloy spearhead and replace it with a wolf-tooth spearhead he had forged himself.

The mold for the gun head is one meter long, with the front 60 centimeters being the cutting edge of the gun head and the rear 40 centimeters being the part that needs to be inserted into the gun body and fused together.

After forging is completed, it needs to be placed in an electromagnetic thermomelting coil for internal thermomelting welding.

In this way, the strength of the entire gun body can reach an incredible level, even withstanding hundreds of tons of force without easily breaking.

Either the spearhead shatters, or the holder suffers a broken bone.

In short, the connection between the gun body and the gun head is indestructible.

Only in this way can the defenses of the Rock Horse Armor, with its surface layered with 30 to 40 centimeters of ceramic steel armor, be broken down layer by layer, and the armor penetrated.

Thanks to the collaboration and efforts of Lin Feng and his companion, the weapons training, though demanding, quickly progressed to the final molding stage.

As one spearhead after another was cast into shape...

A series of messages also appeared in Lin Feng's eyes:
"Armor-Piercing Spearhead Lv26, Orange Quality"

"Damage: 600; Durability: 10/10"

"Evaluation: The orange-quality material of the second stage can penetrate the ceramic steel defense of the Rock Horse Armor, effectively breaking through any defensive layer. Currently, only the spearhead is made of wolf tooth alloy. When combined with the ordinary metal body, there will be insufficient overall strength, which will cause the entire weapon level to drop."

Seeing this, Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. This was not the result he wanted.

After all, once you reach the second stage, there will be a significant difference even between the first and second stages.

Each level of advancement is equivalent to a tiered threshold of twenty levels.

If a higher-level option is available, even if it means making concessions or sacrifices in terms of quantity, it is acceptable.

After all, the main enemy and threat to Oasis Town right now is the second-tier giant wolf beasts of the Wasteland Wolf Clan, especially the wolf clan leader, Wolf Ao, a terrifying giant wolf of level 29.

Ordinary Tier 2 early-stage weapons would probably pose no threat to it, and probably wouldn't even be able to break through the steel wolf fur on its body.

Just as Lin Feng was weighing his options...

The first wolf-tooth spear has been hot-melted and welded, and after Father Suan polished it, it is officially completed.

Lin Feng then took the brand-new wolf-tooth spear from his hand.

The upgraded system immediately displayed the scan results, confirming Lin Feng's inner thoughts:

"Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear Lv23, Orange Quality"

"Basic Attributes: Durability 10/10; Damage 350; Has reached the host level cap and cannot be upgraded further."

Additional attribute: Armor penetration

"Armor Penetration: The spearhead is made of level 20 fine steel wolf fangs, possessing extremely strong armor penetration capabilities. It has a targeted ability to penetrate the ceramic steel armor that grows on the outer layer of the Rockhorse; armor penetration effect +100%, spearhead damage +100."

"Evaluation: This is a fine Tier 2 weapon. It is 2.6 meters long, 2 meters in diameter, 20 centimeters in diameter, and weighs 300 kilograms. Only Tier 2 evolved beings can use and master it skillfully. It is extremely powerful. With the support of more than 10 tons of force, it can effectively break through 30 centimeters of ceramic steel armor or half a meter of ordinary concrete wall."

"Note: This level 23 Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear, with the added armor penetration attribute, deals 450 damage to Rockhorse, effectively breaking through the defense of mid-tier Tier 2 Rockhorse behemoths. However, due to its overall insufficient strength, the spearhead is prone to breakage, resulting in decreased durability."

This armor-piercing wolf spear is three levels higher than the spear forged with level 20 refined steel wolf fangs, increasing its damage by 200 points.

It is sufficient to cause effective damage and threat to Li Hao's level 25 Rock Horse Armor.

But for Lin Feng, that's far from enough.

Because the base defense of a level 25 Rock Horse Armor is at least 500 points, and with additional attributes, it can even exceed 600, reaching late-game strength.

While the level 23 Wolf Fang Spear has an armor penetration value of 450, which can break through Tao Gang's defense, it cannot achieve a one-hit kill or even kill with a single shot.

This means that in the battle against Li Hao and the giant wolf, it will be necessary to make multiple attacks and effectively hit the same spot.

Only by stacking damage can you severely injure your opponent.

Having already fought Li Hao, Lin Feng knew very well that the risk of injury would increase with each subsequent encounter.

He needs to maximize the weapon's power to minimize the risk of injury.

Therefore, even if ten level 23 wolf-tooth spears were created, it would be meaningless to Lin Feng.

Because it's impossible for him to hold ten spears at the same time and hit the same spot on the enemy simultaneously.

Father Suan was considering average combat strength, because the Oasis Church now has several second-tier powerhouses.

But Lin Feng did not.

Including himself, the entire team consisted of only two second-tier evolved beings: himself and Chen Shanshan.

Taking the elite route means being fully armed to the teeth, striving to take on two opponents at once, or even challenging multiple opponents of the same level simultaneously.

So, just as Father Su An was about to finish casting the fifth wolf-tooth spearhead, Lin Feng spoke up and offered a different opinion:

"Wait, of the five spearheads at the back, four will be forged into two ordinary spears."

"A length of two meters is sufficient, the gun head should be about half a meter, and the diameter of the gun body only needs to be five centimeters."

The standard spear crafted by Father Suan was designed to match the size of the second-tier Undying Holy Armor, with a diameter of twenty centimeters.

The second-tier cultivator, clad in the Undying Holy Armor, was a full two and a half meters tall, with hands forty centimeters long. Even a ten-centimeter-thick spear looked like a thin stick in his hands.

Therefore, a size of 20 centimeters was used to match the size of the Undying Holy Armor.

However, for Lin Feng, ordinary power armor is far smaller than the Undying Holy Armor. Although the two pieces of equipment differ in height by only twenty or thirty centimeters, their width and weight differ by nearly one-third.

Even though Lin Feng was wearing a level 22 branded armor, his shoulders were only a little over a meter wide, but the Undying Holy Armor was over 1.5 meters wide, making it impossible for him to pass through many narrow doors on the Oasis warship.

As for Chen Shanshan and Alian, their ordinary power armor looked more slender because many modules had been simplified.

Only after adding various weapons and functional accessories will it look somewhat bulky, like the Undying Holy Armor or the Rock Horse Armor.

When Father Su An heard Lin Feng's request, he also realized what was going on:

"A spear 20 centimeters thick is indeed a bit too thick for ordinary power armor, and it's not very maneuverable to use directly..."

At this point, Father Su An looked at the level 23 armor-piercing wolf spear that Lin Feng had just completed. It was almost impossible to hold it completely with one hand, but Lin Feng could easily lift it up...

This also means that the size issue is far more important than the weapon's weight issue.

However, reducing the size and making it too light is not necessarily a good thing.

Therefore, before taking action, Father Su An felt he needed to make things clear with Lin Feng:

"Although using wolf tooth alloy to forge a long spear throughout will greatly increase the weapon's damage and destructive power, it will also reduce its weight and strike force."

"And most importantly, the overall resistance of the spear will also be weakened due to the reduced weight, making it less durable and more prone to wear and tear."

"Four spearheads weigh only eighty kilograms in total. If you split them into two spearheads, each spearhead will only weigh forty kilograms..."

"Leaving aside the target of the attack, we as users can unleash thirty or forty tons of force. Using this forty-kilogram weapon is like holding a thin twig."

"It's definitely not as convenient as it used to be."

After listening to Father Su An's reminder, Lin Feng frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and decided to take a compromise approach:
"Then let's do it this way. First, we'll forge the entire spear using wolf fang alloy, and then wrap the outside of the spear with ordinary alloy."

"The final diameter of the gun should be eight to ten centimeters, and the weight should be around 150 kilograms. This way, it can be used while wearing power armor, and it won't feel cumbersome when used bare-handed."

Father Suan nodded and then began forging.

Lin Feng's words also gave him some inspiration.

For example, by reducing the size of the gun head and leaving more space for the wolf tooth alloy to make the gun body, the advantages of both can be combined.

As Father Suan began to improve the forging process, the brand-new Wolf Fang Spears were born starting with the third one.

Before long, Lin Feng received the newly forged third wolf-tooth spear from Father Su An.

This time, the gun barrel was shortened from 2.5 meters to 2 meters, and the gun head was only 30 centimeters long, but the part welded to the ordinary alloy was more than 1 meter long.

Furthermore, the diameter of the gun body has been reduced from 20 centimeters to 15 centimeters, making it easier to use.

Lin Feng inspected the area and indeed found new changes:
"Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear Lv24, Orange Quality"

"Basic Attributes: Durability 10/10; Damage 400; Has reached the host level cap and cannot be upgraded further."

Additional attribute: Armor penetration

"Added bonus attribute: Wolf Howl Intimidation"

(End of this chapter)